Wall support with pivoted racks



Jan. 21, 1947.

J. D. MABIE WALL SUPPORT WITH PIVOTED RACK Filed Jan. 25, 1945 za g ' 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 2-1, 1947. J. D. MABIE WALL SUPPORT WITH PIVOTED RACKS Filed Jan. 2 1 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FlG.4.

A Tram 2 Patented Jan. 21, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WALL surron'r WITH rIvoTED itAoKs Juneau "1). Mable, Lindenhurst, 3?.

Application January 25, 1943, Serial No. 473,522

4 claims.

This invention relates to a cabinet for use, for instance, in a corner in drug and other stores but in fact capable of use generally in the stocking or storing of goods, especially small articles, in a manner which "is compact and renders them more accessible than in sliding drawers.

More specifically I aim to provide a cabinet having sections or racks mounted for such swinging movement as will expose the goods or contents to View and for access from opposite sides.

Another object is to provide a section or rack with one side edge hinged to an oblique support and which edge consists of diverging angular surfaces engageable with said support at opposite extremes of movement.

A further object is to provide a novel construction of rack including vertically adjustable shelves and vertically adjustable article-guard means at the sides of the shelves.

The more specific objects and advantages will become apparent from the consideration of the description following taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, illustrating an operable embodiment.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the cabinet;

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view showing the sections or racks in dotted lines in open or extended position;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through the cabinet and one series of racks;

Figure 4 is a side elevation of one of the racks or sections alone;

Figure 5 is a perspective View of the upper portion of one of the sections or racks alone, and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of the adjustable guards employed in association with the shelves.

Referring specifically to the drawings wherein like reference characters designate like or similar parts throughout the different views, the cabinet is generally designated lll and shaped for mounting in a corner of a room and to this end has diverging right-angularly arranged side walls I l suitably fastened to bottom and top walls l2 and I3. A division or partition is provided between the walls H and may consist of a pair of boards or panels l4 whose joint at the front is covered by a facing strip I5. At the back of the cabinet rear wall sections iii are fastened to the Walls or partitions l4 and to the sides ll.

Operatively mounted so as to occupy positions within the cabinet as disclosed by full lines in Figure 1 or to be projected therefrom as suggested by the dotted lines in the same figure, are

2 any suitable plurality of racks or display sections generally designated I1, l8- and 19, each progressively decreasing inwidth fromfront to rear. Stationary racks, shelves or the like may be provided at 2E! within the cabinet and behind the rack or shelves 20. r

Each of the racks or sections l1, l8 and 19 consists of a generally rectangular frame 2|, the outer sides or stiles '22 of which are relatively heavy and have diverging oblique or angular walls 23 and 24, the walls 23 preferably being considerably wider than the walls 24. One leaf of the hinges 25 is secured against the surfaces 23 and '24 to dispose the axis of the hinge at theapex or junction of the surfaces 23;and '24, while the other leaf 2B of such hinges is secured against the said surfaces of the oblique walls H; e e

As a result of the construction described, the racks or sections I1, l8 and I9 may be moved or swung to and from the full line and dotted line positions of Figure 2. When such racks are in said full lines, they are enclosed and when in the said dotted line position they are exposed to enable articles carried thereby to be readily inspected and removed. It will be noted that at the two extremes of movement, the surfaces 23 and 24 respectively engage the inner surfaces of oblique walls ll, limiting the movement of the racks in both directions and particularly preventing injurious contact of one against another.

The said racks are adapted to stock or store any desired goods, usually relatively small articles as in drug stores, notion stores or elsewhere. When extended, the articles carried by racks l8 and I9 are capable of View and accessible from both sides of the rack. As to rack H, such articles are accessible frompne side only as shown since the outer sides are preferably enclosed by suitable panels 21. It is to be understood that these panels may be omitted if desired. Suitable latches 28 may be employed to secure the racks I! in closed position.

On each side of the racks l8 and i9, and on the inner side of the racks H, are pairs of metallic or other strips or bars 29 terminally having lugs 3|] screwed or otherwise fastened as at 3| to the top and bottom members 32 and 33 of the racks. Said bottom members 33 serve as shelves and additional shelves are provided at 34 being held against lateral displacement by the frames 2| in combination with the bars 29 and being adjustable as to height since they removably rest on rods 35 terminally, removably and selectively engageable in vertical series of holes 36 provided in the bars. Thus shelves 34 may be moved at any desired height and at various distances apart according to the height of accommodated articles.

Guard elements 31 are provided to prevent the articles falling off of the shelves 33 and 34 and they consist of metallic rods centrally having coil spring portions 38 enabling them to be extended and to contract so that the wall hooks 39 thereon will effectually engage the adjacent selective openings 36. v

It will be understood that the cabinet does not necessarily have to be disposed in a corner and that the cabinet may be built to accommodate a single series rather than a plurality of series of the racks or sections. I may also practice the invention without resort to a cabinet, by maintaining the disclosed relation between a hingedly mounted rack or section and an oblique supporting surface. 1

Various other changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

' I claim as my invention:

1.'A structure comprising a support having a plane surface, a rack having one side edge bevelled from opposite faces to an apex, and a hinge having its axis at said apex and approximately in the plane of said surface securing said rack to said support, whereby movement of said rack upon said hinge is limited by contact of one beveled surface or the other with the plane surface of the support at opposite extremes of such movement.

2. A structure comprising a support, a plurality of racks having opposite approximately parallel faces, said support having a plane surface oblique to said faces, each rack having one side edge bevelled from said faces to an apex and a hinge having its axis at said apex and approximately in the plane of said surface securing said rack to said support, whereby movement of each said rack upon its said hinge is limited by contact of one beveled surface or the other with the plane surface of the support at opposite extremes of such movement.

3. A structure comprising a support having a plane surface, racks each having one side edge bevelled from approximately parallel opposite faces to an apex, and a hinge having its axis at said apex and approximately in the plane of said surface securing said rack to said support, whereby movement of said rack upon said hinge is limited by contact of one beveled surface or the other with the plane surface of the support at opposite extremes of such movement, all of said racks having their side edges opposite to the aforesaid side edges in approximatel a common plane angular with respect to the parallel opposite faces.

4. A structure comprising a support, a plurality of racks having approximately parallel faces, said support having a plane surface oblique to said faces, each rack having one side edge beveled from said faces to an apex, and a hinge havingits axis at said apex and approximately in the plane of said surface securing said rack to said support, whereby movement of said rack upon said hinge is limited'by contact of one beveled surface or the other with the plane surface of the support at opposite extremes of such movement, all of said racks normally having their side edges opposite to the aforesaid side edges in approximately a common plane right-angular with respect to the parallel, opposite faces.

JUDSON D; MABIE. 

